Tech
SunGard Unveils Solutions to Manage Corporate Actions Risk
SunGard announced the launch of XSPosure, a cloud-based risk dashboard designed to reduce corporate actions risk exposure.
Guggenheim's Joseph Lodato Pulls Tech, Compliance Together
Anthony Malakian sits down with Joseph Lodato, chief compliance officer at Guggenheim Securities, to discuss the need for compliance and technology to work together in the current regulatory environment. Photos by Timothy Fadek
Tri-party Agents Ready Ahead of Eurosystem Collateral Management Deadline
The European Central Bank’s (ECB's) initiative to reduce collateral fragmentation and operational risk across Europe has taken another step forward today as firms are now allowed to use tri-party collateral services for cross-border pledges to national…
SmartStream Updates Exception Management Tool
SmartStream Technologies has released a new version of its TLM Exception Management solution to provide firms with a consolidated view of their resolution process via a single platform.
Zing Adds Java SE 8 Support
Java specialists Azul Systems have announced that Zing now supports Java 8.0.
Crawling Before Walking
SEF volumes lead this week's coverage.
CME Clearing Europe Selects globeSettle
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has chosen globeSettle as a collateral location venue for its central counterparty (CCP), CME Clearing Europe.
Bill Gross Departs Pimco, Joins Janus
The chief investment officer and co-founder of the Allianz-owned bond giant left today in a surprise move, and will join Denver-based asset manager Janus Capital.
Northern Trust Sets Up Delegated Reporting with Sapient
Northern Trust is now able to offer delegated reporting to its buy-side clients, after implementing the Compliance Management Reporting Service (CMRS) platform from Sapient Global Markets.
James Rundle: Off the Record
The willingness of the financial services industry to publicly discuss topics that were once taboo is encouraging, James says, but more needs to be done to guard against severe risks.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Where You’re Going; Where You’ve Come From
After a summer’s worth of speaking with boutique fund executives, Tim reflects on what must be the most diverse financial services market segment, having learned that small doesn’t always mean simple.
Michael Shashoua: Simplicity and Security
As efforts to simplify and coordinate golden copy data continue, and data security directives take effect, the interdependence of data operations and data governance becomes clear. Michael looks at how changes to one aspect of data management may affect…
Max Bowie: Wherefore Art Thou, Transparency?
In the wake of the financial crisis, regulators and market participants have focused on making illiquid assets and imperfect market structures more transparent. But the market for data to support that transparency is somewhat less transparent. So if data…
Northern Trust Appoints Deustche Bank, Euroclear Ahead of T2S Implementation
Northern Trust has selected Deutsche Bank and Euroclear to support its strategy ahead of the implementation of Target2-Securities, or T2S, the centralized securities settlement system aiming at harmonizing settlement infrastructure across Europe.
October 2014: The Brutal ‘Logic’ of Consumer Behavior
What does it take for a financial technology vendor to win a contract? Victor says that sometimes it's a simple as showing up on time and meeting deadlines.
Investor, Regulatory Demands Drive Latest Linedata Rollout
Yesterday, it was announced that Linedata had enhanced Linedata Global Hedge, its overarching platform for hedge fund managers.
Broadridge Adds Confirmation Matching Capabilities to its PROactive Suite
Broadridge Financial Solutions has released an update of its reconciliation and process management suite, PROactive, to bolster operational efficiency and servicing between buy and sell firms by adding confirmation matching capabilities.
BLK Taps VeriFIX to Enhance Quality Assurance Functionalities
Brazilian algorithmic trading technology vendor BLK Sistemas Financeiros has chosen CameronTec’s VeriFIX automated testing tools to enhance quality assurance (QA) capabilities on its RoboTrader platform.
Groetch Lands Top US Role at Lombard Risk
Lombard Risk Management, the London-based provider of regulatory reporting, compliance and collateral management technology to the capital markets, has promoted John Groetch to MD for the Americas.
DTCC Partners FS-IAC for Cybersecurity Venture
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the Financial Services Information and Analysis Center (FS-IAC) have announced a joint venture, Soltra, for cybersecurity offerings.
KCG Launches HotSpot QT
KCG Holdings has debuted a dark crossing venue for foreign exchange (FX), HotSpot QT.
Bred Banque Populaire Chooses SunGard’s Hosted Trading Services for Euronext Access
BRED Banque Populaire, the commercial arm of Groupe Banque Populaire Caisses d’Epargne (BPCE), one of France's largest banking groups, has extended its relationship with SunGard and is now using the vendor's Valdi Market Access platform to add hosted…
Updated Version of Linedata Global Hedge Released
Linedata announced an upgrade to its technology platform for hedge fund managers, Linedata Global Hedge.
ConvergEx Launches IEX Order Routing Strategy
New York-based broker ConvergEx Group has launched a dynamic order routing strategy developed in collaboration with IEX that will allow its clients to split their orders between IEX’s Alternative Trading System (ATS) and ConvergEx's Darkest algorithm.